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Yes, you can, but your speedometer will be inaccurate. The first number (185) is the width of the tire. The second number (65 or 70 or whatever) is the width to aspect ratio. The third number is the rim size. As long as the tires are of a width that will fit on the rim and a diameter that will fit on the rim, you can use whatever tire you want, but you may encounter rubbing issues, speedometer issues, mechanical issues from accelerated wear and tear, etc.

2006-07-25 10:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 0 0

Without knowing exactly what your car is, its kinda hard, but from a practical standpoint, yes. The tire will have a slightly taller ride height- you will probibly not notice it in the car's appreacance, and at those profiles, it should handle the same. You might notice a slightly larger sidewall, but you would have to be looking pretty close...
If you had a larger difference (say 65 to 80 or 35), then I would be concerned with doing that, but at that small of a difference (65 to 70) its probibly not going to be noticed at all...

And even at the difference in height, your speedometer should be close enough to not need recalibrated...

2006-07-25 09:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by worxsigns 3 · 0 0

Hello,

changing to the bigger wheels gives you a height increase of 9.25 mm and gives gives 3,1% plus distance at each turn of the wheel. This means that your speedo will show 3% less speed compared to actual speed, when the speedo shows your speed exactly (speedos typically show speed correctly to 50-60 km/h, after that they tend to show less, about 8% overall inaccuracy). The size difference can't be a problem, assuming you have an ordinary car with no radical suspension lowering.

So I think you can change without problems.

2006-07-25 09:28:24 · answer #3 · answered by Blazs (Skoda 120GL) 3 · 0 0

Most likely yes but check your owners manual. Most tire stores can help determine if this will work as well.

2006-07-25 09:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by dt 5 · 0 0

Yes you can, most definitely. Check with your cars manufacturer if yours is still under warranty to make sure you won't void said warranty. 99% of the time it won't.

2006-07-25 09:07:41 · answer #5 · answered by tepidorator 3 · 0 0

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